Name: County Line Sale Barn livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested against last week. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.29/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$153.29

66 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$97.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	157.67	775	54
Medium and Large 2	422	140.27	592	11thin
Small and Medium 3	440	60.00	264	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.67/cwt here — about $511 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale66 hd

153.29

—

AR average9 barns · 1,182 hd

151.63

+1.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,323	84.25	1,114	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,679	66.47	1,116	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	63.15	740	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	55.00	545	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,225	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	907	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	69.71/cwt	69.00–70.50	1,107	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,342	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,860	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	920	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	480	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	157.48/cwt	153.00–168.00	761	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	165.51/cwt	152.00–170.00	723	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	124.47/cwt	123.00–126.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	155.96/cwt	154.00–158.50	841	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	137.70/cwt	136.00–138.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	124.97/cwt	123.00–127.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.87/cwt	135.00–139.00	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	132.00/cwt	128.00–134.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	138.84/cwt	134.00–142.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	128.99/cwt	127.00–130.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	139.16/cwt	137.00–150.00	546	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	3,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	160.46/cwt	156.00–164.00	608	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	586	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	62.74/cwt	61.50–64.00	750	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	66.03/cwt	65.00–67.00	773	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	69.78/cwt	66.00–73.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Wed Jun 2, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 123Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 8

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,420	94.50	94.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,195	61.50–64.00	62.74
2	—	1,170	65.00–67.00	66.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	69.00–70.50	69.71
1	—	1,860	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	55.00	55.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	124.00	124.00
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
10	—	483	153.00–168.00	157.48
3	—	697	131.00	131.00
15	—	437	152.00–170.00	165.51
18	—	539	154.00–158.50	155.96
7	—	379	156.00–164.00	160.46
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	137.00–138.00	137.50
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
6	—	392	137.00–150.00	139.16
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
13	—	477	136.00–138.00	137.70
2	—	660	123.00–127.00	124.97
9	—	575	135.00–139.00	135.87
3	—	605	128.00–134.00	132.00
3	—	418	134.00–142.00	138.84
1	—	535	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	123.00–126.00	124.47
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
3	—	432	127.00–130.00	128.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	480	385.00	385.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	630.00	630.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	63.00	63.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	925.00	925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	66.00–73.00	69.78

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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County Line Sale Barn

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

County Line Sale - Ratcliff, AR

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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